Patents by Inventor Kristen Renee Hayenga

Kristen Renee Hayenga has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11526015
    Abstract: A head-mounted display may include a frame for supporting an electronic display for viewing by an intended user donning the head-mounted display. The frame may include a flange disposed on a perimeter area of the frame and a facial interface configured to abut against an intended user's face wherein the facial interface comprises a foam body and an undercut region in the foam body that is sized and shaped for detachably engaging with the flange of the frame. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Shane Michael Ellis, Peter Wesley Bristol, Joseph Patrick Sullivan, Brian Lawrence Chuang, David Michael Pickett, Kristen Renee Hayenga, Xiao Xiong Qin
  • Patent number: 11352726
    Abstract: The disclosed method may include bending, by an end-shaping tool, a portion of an end of a strap in a direction at least substantially perpendicular to a plane of the strap. The bending may include extending the portion of the end of the strap over a raised area of a first portion of the end-shaping tool and connecting a second portion of the end-shaping tool to the first portion. The connecting may include placing a recessed area of the second portion over the raised area of the first portion. The method may include debossing, by an end-setting tool dimensioned to accommodate the strap as bent by the end-shaping tool, the portion of the end of the strap at the bend. Various other methods, systems, and apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Shane Michael Ellis, Kristen Renee Hayenga, Quintin Morris
  • Publication number: 20210283827
    Abstract: A method of applying a cover to a housing may include bonding a plurality of reinforcement elements to respective inside corners of a textile having an initial shape and disposing the plurality of reinforcement elements within respective recesses at corners of the housing to secure the textile to the housing. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Shane Michael Ellis, Kristen Renee Hayenga
  • Publication number: 20210263323
    Abstract: A head-mounted display may include a frame for supporting an electronic display for viewing by an intended user donning the head-mounted display. The frame may include a flange disposed on a perimeter area of the frame and a facial interface configured to abut against an intended user's face wherein the facial interface comprises a foam body and an undercut region in the foam body that is sized and shaped for detachably engaging with the flange of the frame. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Shane Michael Ellis, Peter Wesley Bristol, Joseph Patrick Sullivan, Brian Lawrence Chuang, David Michael Pickett, Kristen Renee Hayenga, Xiao Xiong Qin
  • Publication number: 20210198838
    Abstract: The disclosed method may include bending, by an end-shaping tool, a portion of an end of a strap in a direction at least substantially perpendicular to a plane of the strap. The bending may include extending the portion of the end of the strap over a raised area of a first portion of the end-shaping tool and connecting a second portion of the end-shaping tool to the first portion. The connecting may include placing a recessed area of the second portion over the raised area of the first portion. The method may include debossing, by an end-setting tool dimensioned to accommodate the strap as bent by the end-shaping tool, the portion of the end of the strap at the bend. Various other methods, systems, and apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Shane Michael Ellis, Kristen Renee Hayenga, Quintin Morris